Open Recommendations

We recommend that the Rhode Island Department of Human Services require the State licensing agency to increase the number of current employees it reviews at all child care centers to ensure child care provider compliance with criminal background check requirements

We recommend that the Rhode Island Department of Human Services determine whether it is feasible to develop a centralized process to monitor both family homes and childcare centers.

Rec. A.1.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, work with the DoD Components to identify and track all the DoD civilian employees who provide any support to the security assistance programs.

Rec. A.1.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, work with the DoD Components to determine whether their current staff level is adequate to support their security assistance mission and request additional security assistance-funded positions, as needed.

Rec. A.1.c: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, work with the DoD Components to identify and recover all security assistance-related salary expenses for each DoD civilian employee between FYs 2014 and 2019 from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.

Rec. A.1.d: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, work with the DoD Components to develop, document, and implement Component-level policies and procedures to identify, track, and recover salary expenses for DoD civilians who support security assistance programs in future years.

Rec. A.1.e: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, work with the DoD Components to identify all DoD civilians who support security assistance programs full-time and ensure their positions are designated as security assistance positions within the Defense Civilian Payroll System. Employees who support security assistance programs full-time should be paid directly from the Foreign Military Sales Trust Fund.

Rec. A.1.f: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, work with the DoD Components to reprogram the Defense Civilian Payroll System to allow for DoD civilian employees to be paid from multiple appropriations.

Rec. A.1.g: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, work with the DoD Components to recover the security assistance-related costs from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency for changes to the Defense Civilian Payroll System necessary to correct position records and to pay personnel from multiple appropriations.

Rec. A.1.h: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, work with the DoD Components to identify and recover any storage costs that they did not recover for storing security assistance assets at all DoD facilities between FYs 2014 and 2019 from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.

Rec. A.1.i: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, work with the DoD Components to develop, document, and implement Component-level policies and procedures to identify, track, and recover storage expenses for storing security assistance assets at DoD facilities in future years.

Rec. A.1.j: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, work with the DoD Components to recover all operating costs that the implementing agencies did not recover for providing administrative space to security assistance personnel at all DoD facilities between FYs 2014 and 2019 from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.

Rec. A.1.k: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, work with the DoD Components to develop, document, and implement Component-level policies and procedures to identify, track, and recover all operating costs for DoD facilities used to support security assistance programs in future years. This includes identifying where employees who support security assistance programs sit at all DoD facilities.

Rec. A.1.l: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, work with the DoD Components to perform an assessment of DoD facilities to determine whether administrative space shortages exist and can be reduced by relocating security assistance personnel to commercial lease space. The assessment should be provided to the DoD Office of Inspector General for review.

Rec. A.2.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, work with the Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for International Affairs to relocate security assistance personnel and necessary equipment from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to commercial lease space. The relocation expenses and commercial lease space should be paid with Foreign Military Sales administrative funds.

Rec. A.2.d: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, track the dollar amount of costs recovered for security assistance-related administrative expenses, including salary, storage, and facility expenses.

Rec. A.2.e: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, track the dollar amount of future savings for security assistance-related administrative expenses, including salary, storage, and facility expenses.

Rec. B.1.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, work with the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Defense Exports and Cooperation to recover funds from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency in the amount equal to the current market price of the chemical-biological masks that Army personnel shipped to foreign customers.

Rec. B.1.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, work with the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Defense Exports and Cooperation to initiate an investigation to determine why the Special Defense Acquisition Fund masks were misplaced and take appropriate action in accordance with DoD Regulation 7000.14-R, "DoD Financial Management Regulation," Volume 12, "Special Accounts, Funds, and Programs," Chapter 7, "Financial Liability for Government Property Lost, Damaged, Destroyed, or Stolen."

Rec. B.2.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, work with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the DoD Components to develop, document, and implement Component-level inventory management policies and procedures to prevent DoD personnel from shipping DoD assets to foreign customers, unless a valid reason exists. The procedures should include a supervisory review of all materiel release orders to foreign customers. The review should be documented and maintained in the case files.

Rec. B.2.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, work with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the DoD Components to develop, document, and implement an internal control environment at DoD facilities that prevents DoD assets from being misplaced in the future.

Rec. B.2.c: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, DoD, work with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the DoD Components to incorporate all security assistance assets into their inventory and property management systems. The DoD Components should be able to identify the quantity, location, and value of security assistance assets in their custody on demand when requested by management and stakeholders.

We recommend that the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care refund $13,157,778 to the Federal Government.

Rec. 1: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic, and Commanding Officer, Naval Station Great Lakes, in coordination with the Public Works Officer, Public Works Department Great Lakes, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, assess and correct the deficiencies identified in this report to ensure compliance with current Unified Facilities Criteria and National Fire Protection Association requirements.

Rec. 5.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic, in coordination with the Public Works Officer, Public Works Department Great Lakes, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, inspect building 2801 for noncompliance with current Unified Facilities Criteria 4-730-10 and incorporate corrective actions into the planned renovation project for building 2801.